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WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1903.
VOIi. LXfXI. NO . 136 .
WHOLE NO. 11,081
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IMPERIAL MAY COME. IN THE LEGISLATURE.
REVENUE ACT PASSED
THE CITY CHARTER.
LISTEM1M
OUTLINES.
Graveyard investigations at Knox
vllle, Tenn., diaolose that of 231 graves
opened, 225 have been found to con
tain empty coffins. The school
boy who waa ahot by a teacher in the
academy at 8partanburff, 8. C, last
Monday, died yesterday. Got.
Taft cables President Boosevelt urg
ing passage of the House tariff bill for
the Philippines;' general business, he
says, is stagnant and conditions are
growing worse. Edwin L. Bur
dick, a prominent citizen of Buffalo,
N. Y., was murdered in his home in
that city Thursday night by some one
unknown. The syndicate formed
to float the first consolidated mortgage
bonds of the A. O. I.- haa been dis
solved. The Democrats in the
House yesterday, continued their fight
againat the action of the Republicans
in unseating Representative Butler, of
HiasoarL -The complete destrao-
., Jon of Port de Paix, Hayti, by fire,
t reported. - The eruption of tne
mleano at Coif ma, If nsicoy continues.
- A serious overflow of the, Missis
ppi at Memphis la threatened, t -ae
life was lost and six persona were
tverelv injured in a fire at Lowell
ptsaachuseUs. General Gordon
reported to be -very much better,
f The police in New York city
raided- a women's pool room.
A protocol for settlement of ' the
. - Trench claims against Venezuela haa
' ' Z en signed. A gale of great
jolence caused damage in England.
H:. Hew York markets: Money on
call waa firmer at 84per cent; cot'
ton ateady at 10.25c; flour steadier and
active; wheat spot firm, No. 3 red
8He; corn spot firm. No. 2 60c; oats
spot steady, No. 2 43Jc; rosin firm;
spirits turpentine dull at 6569ic
WEATHER REPORT.
U. 8. DtP'T OF Agbiotltube, )
Wxathxb Bureau,
WmdNSTOH, N. a, Feb. 27. )
Meteorological data for the twenty
four hours ending at 8 P.IL:
Temperatures: 8 A. &L, 59 degrees;
8 P. L, 67 degrees; maximum,- 68 de
crees; minimum, 50 degrees; mean. 59
degree
BJiaWll for the day, .24; rainfall
since 1st of month to date, S.29 inches.
rORXOAST FOB TO-DAY.
Washington, Feb. 27 For North
Carolina Rain Saturday; briak to
high south winds;8unday fair;colder.
Port Alaaaae-February 28.
8 in Rises 6.36 A.M.
StnSats.... 5.53P.M.
Day's Length 11 H. 13 M.
High Water at Southport . 8.89 P. M.
High Water Wilmington. 1 1.09 P. M.
The first mid ocean newspaper
ever published was issued on the
Etruria on her last trip across from
New York. The dispatches came
bj the Marconi wireless system.
Hon. Mr. Crumpacker, of In
diana, is quoted as saying that it is
"evolution" and not "legislation"
that the negro needs. He seems to
have changed his mind. But a good
many of them are doing that.
k
i An Indiana astronomer says he has
cfifeeoTered green things in the sun
' and thinks it may be inhabited. As
the heat np there is estimated at
about 10,000 degrees, the inhabitants
must have a pretty warm time.
Confucius advised his folks to
"use men as yon do wood." Bnt a
good many men wouldn't let yon do
it. wouldn't let you saw them np,
plane them down, drive nails in
them and all that kind of thing.
Notwithstanding the provision in
the final settlement between China
and the allies after the Boxer
racket, that China should import no
more arms, it is said there is a lively
trade in arms now going on, the
arms principally coming from Bel-,
ginm, bnt also from the United
States, Germany and Great Britain.
3?
Mrs. CoVlter, the only woman
member of tlvp Utah Legislature, has
introduced aoill prohibiting "treat
ing" in thattState. The women ap
plauded this, bnt when they discov
ered that it applied to ice cream,
lemonade, soda water, etc., as well
as liquors and cigars, they con.
tended she was running the coulter
too. deep.
About the highest priced tooth on
record is in a temple in Siam. It is
a sacred tooth, from the' jaw of a
sacred monkey, and is kept in a gold
box inside of a half dozen other
boxes. The Portugese once had a
racket with Siam, gobbled that
tooth and it eoat Siam 43,500,000 to
g it back. The "monkey which
furr2Mbe tooth is-dead. "
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, writing from High Point, in
this State, says there are fifty-one
manufacturing establishments In
that town, most of them furniture
manufactories, which turned out last
year 2,500,000 worth of furniture.
Twenty years ago it wu an insignifi
cant railroad station, with no factory
of any Jdnd and but a few hundred
inhabitants who took life easy, ; ;
Adopted on Third Reading in
the House of Representa
tives Yesterday.
NOW GOES TO THE SENATE.
No Ameaaneat Except Redactor, the Tax
ea Oil Dealers Liquor Ucease on
Retailers Studs Doable Mer
v chants Will Psy oa Sties.
The Revenue bill passed third read
ins; in the House yesterday and will
now go to the Senate for enactment
into law. A large number of amend
ments were offered but all except one
were roted down. The exception was
one by Doughton, reducing the tax on
oil dealers from $200 to $100.
By the terms of the bill as finally
passed the tax on retail liquor dealers is
reduced from $150 every six months to
$100, this making the total State and
county revenue from that source $100
a year instead of $600. as recommended
itv-tfcaBommTl1Eft ."Thit was dona
upon the suggestion of Mr. Oattis.
The
tax as it now stands until the new law
goes into effect is only $300 all told to
State and county.
The income tax questions are the same
as at present' with the exception of
those asking the person listing his In
come from State and United States
bonds.
The tax on undertakers as finally
fixed is $35 for towns of over 15,000
people, $15 for towns between 10,000
and 15,000, and $5 for towns under
5,000. . Undertakers who manufacture
their own caskets' are exempt.
Section 58 of the bill placing a tax
of $50 on each oil tank of 500 gallons
capacity and $5 on each oil delivery
wagon as recommended by the com
mittee, Instead of $30 upon each oil
tank as now, was amended Wednes
day to $300 on each dealer and 50
cents on every $100 sales, but last
night that tax was reduced to $100 on
each dealer as stated above.
The license tax on merchants, after
a number of amendments were voted
down, is as follows:
Oa sales not exceeding: fifty thou
sand dollars, forty cents on each thou
sand dollars.
On sales over fifty thousand dollars
and less than seventy-five thousand
dollars, thirty cents on each thousand
dollars.
Oa sales over seventy-five thousand
dollars and less than one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars, twenty
five cents on each thousand dollars.
Oa sales over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars, twenty
cents on each thousand dollars.
locaiTdots.
The steamer Sanders arrived
yesterday afternoon from Little River,
a a
The government stump puller
H. O. Wright is on the ways at Skin
ner's for slight repairs. -
There is no snow to speak of in
North Carolina now, but slaying is
going on just the same.
Sunday night at the First Bap
tist chureb, 7:30 o'clock, Dr. Black
well's theme will be "Woman."
The revenue cutter Tmcarora
arrived yesterday afternoon from a
cruise along the coast. It Is expected
that in a few weeks she will proceed
to her regular station and another ship
sent here by the Department.
Mr. H. E. Bonitz, the archi
tect, is distributing a neat little adver
tising novelty in the shape of a cut
glass ink stand and aluminum pen
tray. It Is costly and Is one of the
prettiest of its kind seen this season.
The New York society people
who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Pembroke Jones at "Airlie" have
gone to Palm Beach. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones will return to New York early
next week to prepare for their tour
Abroad.
Master Bay C. Kelly, the little
on of Mr. and Mrs O. M. Kelly, 815
Dock street, c lebrated his ninth birth
day from 4 to 6 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon. There were present a num
ber of his little friendr, and they were
all most delightfully entertained. -
To-day 1 is the last in which
Wilmington has the option to bring
lime. Nordica and the great Metro
politan Opera House Orchestra here
for May 2nd. Why should Wilming
ton not have this big attraction, when
the Individual cost is so small!
Real Estate Trusters. '
By deeds filed for record yesterday
B. F. Hall, trustee, et aL, transferred
to Nathan A. Schloss for $1,850 and
other considerations, the building and
lot, 66x66 feet In slze,on west side ofSec
ond, between Orange and Ann streets,
and Misses Bailie and Willie T. Ennett
transferred to W. M. Gumming and
wife for $745, residence and lot on
north side of Ohesnut, between Ninth
and Tenth street, 40 feet west of
Tenth street and 50x75 feet In size.
Basket Ball At The Y. M. C. A. -
Interest in basket ball is increasing
very rapidly as shown by the large
crowd that gathered in the Y. M. O.
A. gymnasium last night. The game
was between the Blues and Beds. ' The
Beds were greatly enthused because
of the game won last week and they
went into the game to win but failed.
The game was close and. exciting from
start to finish. The score was 23 to
19 in favor of the Blues.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
.W. E. Worth & Co. Listen. ' - : :
J. W.Plummer, Jr. Ice cream. i C
J. W. Murehlson Oa Hardware.
THE HOTEL ROBBERY.
Negro Who Entered Rock Springs
Bound Over to the Higher
Court Yesterday.
THE CHARGE IS BURGLARY.
Cleverly Devised Scheme to Rob Another
Man Probably Frnstated by Mr. Vis-
. cesr, the Real Victim Testi
mony Received b; Major.
The Bock Springs Hotel robbery
was investigated in the municipal court
yesterday and the mulatto, Allen
Jones, arrested in connection there
with, was sent to jail in default of $100
bond for his appearance In the Superior
Court to . answer the charge of , bur.
glary. . !
The evidence secured at the prelimi
nary trial was rather conclusive and
Jones' unsavory reputation in the
community will probably ensure for
him a good long, term in the peniten
I '"- , ."
tiary.
Mr. Vincent, the guest who was rob-
bed, was the principal witness at the
trial and testified that after daylight
yesterday morning he found the poc
ket book stolen from his trousers in a
pile of crossties along the route which
he pursued the mulatto when he was
alarmed during the night. Policeman
C. E. Wood also made a search of the
path covered by Jones and near Water
and Ohesnut streets he found $3.64
In change, scattered on the ground.
One of the coins an old two-cent piece
was recognised by Mr. Vincent as
one he had carried a long time. The
pocket book was also most positively
identified as a present to Mr. Vincent
last Christmas, j
At the Superior Court it is said that
evidence will be introduced that the
negro Jones was seen during the after
noon previous to the burglary peeping
into the office of Mr. Wallace Alder
man, who was paying a large sum of
money for timber to a gentleman from
the country, who subsequently went
to the Bock SpringstHotel and was as
signed to a room: next to that of Mr.
Vincent's. It is j thought the negro
was after that money and went into
Mr. Vincent's room by mistake.
It was proven at the trial yesterday
that about 10 o'clock on the night of
the robbery Mr. Vincent and two other
guests came into the office of the
hotel and saw a strange man sitting
before the heater with his face buried
in his hands as if drunk or asleep.
Jones is so nearly white that bis
presence excited no suspicion and
the proprietor of the house, tes
tified that if i Jones waa there
it was without his knowledge or
consent, as he "neither boarded nor
lodged mulattoes or negroes.". The
guests, wbo saw the man in the office,
tried to arouse him, but without effect.
It is presumed that he waa there to
watch the gentleman to whom over a
hundred dollars bad been paid, and
when all bad retired for the night he
arose and went up stairs to ransack
his pockets.
Mr. Vincent testified that the negro
came down out of the hotel after he
had discovered the robbery and reach
ed the sidewalk, calling "police."
A NATIVE TENNESSEEAN.
Word ef Persoasl Comaesdstioa of Ex
Gorersor Bob Tsylor, the BaaorlsL "
In commending to the public the
lecture of Governor Bob Taylor In the.
Y. M. C. A. auditorium next Tues
day evening, Be v. A. D. McClure, D."
D., pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyte
rian chureb, this city, writes la a per
sonal letter to the Stab, the following
which Is published; below by permission:-
. .
- "As a native ol Tennessee, I am'
glad to know that Ex-Governor Bobt '
L. Taylor, to-day her favorite son; Is
to come to Wilmington and lecture
next week. It is also . gratifying that
the Chamber of Commerce has ap
pointed a committee to welcome him.
Wilmington will give him a hearty,
hearing by a large audience I feel
sure. Cordially yours,
"A. D. MoCutot."
Court Home Clock Overhauled.
Mr. G, O. Simmons has just com
pleted a thorough overhauling of the
big dock in the Court House tower
and In a few days he will have the
time piece so regulated that it will be
keeping perfect time. The clock has
not been overhauled and cleaned in a
long time and a large quantity of dirt,
and dust was taken from the mechan
ism, whioh has now been enclosed in
a neat case, - which the keeper has
handsomely varnished. All the ma
chinery of the clock has been polished
and parts of it enamelled and revar
nished. Mr. Simmons will give the
County Oommissiopers a look at the
Improvement when the Board meets
Monday. . i -
Tea Cest Cottoa Afsla.
Farmers who. have been fortunate
enough to hold apart of their cotton
crop until now, are: in "great abape.'?
The price has steadily advanced dur
ing the past ten days until now the .
best grades will bring ten " cents per
pound. The receipts at Wilmington
each day are well In advance of those'
of last year and the high prices appear
to have found many growers with still
a part of their crop on hand. .The local
quotations yesterday were 91 cents for
middling but New York spot was firm
. The first radishes of the season
were shipped from Ourrie, N. C, yes
terday. ; They were billed to PhUadel-
Bill Passed ". Senate Last Night
Definitely Fixing the Date
" of Election.
OTHER LOCAL MEASURES.
Chief of Police Elective by the People.
May Sell the Old Court flonse To
! Move Robeson's Coaaty Seat
Wilmloftoi Harbor Mister.
Special Star Telegram.
Baleioh. N. C. Feb. 87. There
was a two hours session of the Senate
to-night during which the following
notable bills were passed:
Td appropriate $300,000 for pensions
to Confederate soldiers with amend
ment so as to apply also to . deserters
who returned to the service. " ; .
To appoint members o county
boards of education by the Legisla
ture. ; z-
' To amend the charter of the Caro-
To establish a dispensary in Kinaton.
To amendjthe charter of "Wilmington
as to municipal eleotions. -. -
The bill to amend the charter of
Wilmington passed as it came from
the House. . It fixes the city election
on Tuesday after the first Monday In
May, the present officers to holdover
to that timel It provides that' the
Chief of Police be elected by the
people.
The bill to authorize the sale of a
portion of the old court house proper
ty to Odd Fellows was ratified.
A bill paased the House regulating
fishing and to 'protect clams in New
Hanover.
The bill to move tbe county seat of
Robeson from Lumber ton to Pem
broke was reported favorably and
made the special order for next Thurs
day.!
Bellamy's bill to allow either race to
levy a special tax for school purposes
was tabled.
Some Eastern Carolina bills passed
were:
To allow clerks of Bladen and Rich
mond courts to absent themselves
from office on eertain days.
Altogether about one hundred bills
were passed.
The House passed a great number of
Ioeal measures mostly on roll call.
tfiusoi note were: To incorporate
the Boanoke Island Celebration Co. ;
to incorporate the Bank of Baeford,
Cumberland county; to compel at
tendance upon schools In Washing
ton; to protect and promote the fish
industry in inland waters: creatine a
Code Commission; to protect the har
bor master of tbe port of Wilmington.
Ex-Governor Doughton introduced
the bill known as the Machinery Act
as prepared by the Joint Finance
Committee. Five hundred copiea were
ordered printed.
Phillips introduced a bill to protect
ojstert, clams and terrapins in Bruns
wick county.
GOVERNOR BOB TAYLOR'S COMING.
Chsmber of Commerce Will Hosor Him.
His Inimitable, Spostaseons Honor.
. The box sheet opens this morning at
DaBoiset's book store for the lecture of
Governor Bob Taylor at the Y.M.O.A.
auditorium Tuesday . evening ' and
every indication points to a magnifi
cent sale. Aside from the merits of
the lecture, the visit of Governor Tay
lor to Wilmington will be an event of
Importance soclally'and commercially.
He is a man of prominence in the
country and Wilmington people will
receive blm in a manner befitting his
station. .
Yesterday a meeting of the Execu
tive Committee of the : Chamber of
Commerce was held and upon motion.
President Chadbourn appointed Mr.
Marcus W. Jacob!, chairman of 'the.
public entertainment committee, to
select two other . members of his com
mittee and call upon Governor Tay
lor and take him for a' carriage drive
about the city. Itjs also quite likely
that the Consolidated Railways, Light
and Power Co. will give a trolley ride
over Its system in honor of the distin
guished visitor.
Speaking of Governor Taylor's lec
ture, the Nashville Banner says:
"While dallying in the garden of
Paradise, and speaking of universal
love there, he sang for the she-moneys
'My Love is a Precious. Baboon.' He
carries the hearer - through the diapa
son of human emotion." ;
rPor a Came Preserve. ' -
By a lease filed for record yesterday
at the Court House by Gerrltt Walker
and wife to Pembroke Jones, the
last named for a consideration of $100
cash and $100 each year for five years
secures-, tbe exclusive rignt to enter
upon 800 acres of woods land of the
first ' named in Harnett township; for
the purpose, of hunting and shooting
all kinds .. of game which ; may be
thereon, or which may be put thereon
by Mr. Jones. The lease is with the
privilege of extending the time five
years longer should the lessee desire
the same It is understood that Mr.
Jones will stock the lands with all
kinds of game, making It one of the
finest preserves in the South.
Womes Waxed Fierce FIfhf. i
1 In Justice Fowler's ' court yesterday
AnnTe .Herring, cdldred, was. bound
over. to., the Superior Court under a.
$35 L bond, for a fierce attack with a
deadly weapon upon Mary Howard,
colored, who lives on Seventh, near
Nixon street:' The 'Howard woman.
In throwing her arms up 'to ward off
the blows being Inflicted by her adver
sary;:ha6Va splinter- about the sise of
a lead penclr-run tnrougn ner nanus.
She went to the, hospital for repairs. .
QMiavassd is laid up for
slight repairs to her rudder.--- r 2
The Giant Tobacco Organization
. Wants to Lease Prize House
and Stemmery Here. ;
WILMINGTON WAREHOUSE CO.
Coatract for Ballduxs WW Be Awsrded
Moodsy Oranzebarr, S. : C, Belt
- Visited by. Mr. Dodd Other
Notes of Local Market
Mr. Geo. 8. Pritehard, of Goldsboro,
representing the Imperial Tobacco
Company, was in the city yesterday
and made a proposition to the Wil
mington Tobacco Warehouse Cbm
pany to lease its prise house and stem
mery as soon as they are completed in
tbB northeast section of the city. ' The
Imperial is one of the world powers in
the tobacco market and that the com
pany should desire to get control . of
the prfsa house and . siemmery here is
construed tojpjpso jttf "nm
"has very bright prospects. Mr; Pritch-
ard's proposition was received by Vice
President . Geo. Q. Gay lord, of I he
Wilmington company, in the absence
of President Worth and the same will
belaid before the Directors .at their
next regular. meeting.
Mr. Pritehard, in conversationwith
prominent members and officials here,
spoke in high terms of the advantages
enjoyed by Wilmington as a tobacco
centre: especially in the matter of
transportation. He thinks the. local
market will be a formidable competi
tor for all North Carolina tobacco
towns tbe very first year and that the
possibilities of building up a great to
bacco trade here are extremely patent.
The Wilmington Company Is leav
ing no atone unturned to bring every
pound of yellow leaf here that is pos
sible. The contracts for tbe construc
tion of all the buildings will be let
Monday and each of them will be mod
ern in every respect
Mr. James Dodd, who has been upon
an active canvass of this section for
two months, bas seen 800 farmers who
have agreed to plant 4,000 acres of to
bacco and to market it In Wilmington,
so long as the Inducements held out
are the same as by other towns. . Yes
terday afternoon he left for Orange
burg, a 0., in. a tobacco growing belt
which ships much of its better grades
to Wilson, Rocky Mount and other
inland towns. Mr. Dodd will present
we claims or Wilmington to growers
in that section and he hopes to divert
much of tbe trade to this city.
PILOTAGE FORCES RETURNED.
Oppuaents of the Bin Rejoicing Another
flearlof oa Mosdaj Mouiaz . :
The New Hanover forces, which
have been in Raleigh for several days
for and against the pending bill in the
Legislature to amend and revise the
pilotage laws at Wilmington, returned
yesterday morning. ; In the party
were Messrs. M. S. Willard, J. A.
Arrlngdale and R. A. Parsley, repre
senting the Chamber of Commerce
which favored the bill, and Capt. 8.
F. Craig, Capt K. G. Parmele, Mr.
George Harriss and J. O. Carr, Esq.,
representing the pilots, who desire no
change In present laws.
xne pilots ana weir mends were
naturally elated at the success of their
efforts to defeat the measure, while
the advocates of the bill frankly ad
mitted that they had been out-gener-
alledby not having representatives
on the ground earlier.
Tbe fight however, is not just yet
ended. Senator Morton's bill reduc
ing the yearly license rate from 25
cents to lit cents per ton on vessels
and imposing a heavy penalty upon
tug boat owners who attempt to raise
rates in a discrimination against ves
sels applying for license will come up
before the Judiciary Committee of the
House Monday, a postponement from
to day having been made yesterday.
Neither side to Kh controversy is
pleased with the bill, but the pilots
and their friends will be on hand to
fight any objectionable amendments
that may be tacked on. It ia not
known yet who will go up to look af
ter the bill, but the pilots will be rep
resented 'mainly by their, counsel,
Rountree & Carr and Locke Craig,
HERE AFTER A MURDERER. .
Sheriff Lyes, ef Blsdea Consty, Came Yes
terday for Vaa Williams, Colored.
Sheriff O. W. Lyon, of Bladen coun
ty, was here yesterday and took with
him in the afternoon to Elizabelhtown
the negro Van Williams, who has been
in jail here for several months await
ing trial for murder. Bladen Superior
Court meets next week, Judge Chas.
M. Cooke, Jr., presiding, and Sheriff
Lyon decided to have the negro there
upon the opening, ue was arrested
down in Georgia, and confined here;
on account of the jail at Elizabeth town
being unsafe. ' . " j
The crime with which the negro is
charged is the killing of Ed. Andrews,
Jr., another negro, at a "festlbule" in
Bladen about a year ago. . i It is said :
that the murder was deliberate, and
that Williams' record is very bad. A
reward for his capture waa offered by
the Governor.-
Hit. Bellamy Is Here. ;
Hon. Jno. D. Bellamy, member of
Congress from the Sixth District, ar
rived yesterday morning from Wash
ington and will spend a day or two at
h'ome on business. Mondav he goes
to Raleigh to argue some cases in the
Supreme Court and' will probably re
turn from there to Washington, : .
Large Number of Local Measures
" in tbe Senate and -House r
Passed Yesterday, r
THE CODE COMMISSION BILL.
New Sootbport Railroad Chartered Rez
ulatloz Ssle of Liquor by Prescript
' " t lob Fire Issnraace Law
Hfzb Hats la Theatres.
u Special Star Telegram.'
v Raleigh, N. O., Feb. 27. A great
number of ' local and many general
bills were passed to-day in both the
House and Senate. The Code Com
mission bill was amended in the Senate
to include the names of the commis
sioners chosen In tbe Democratic cau
cus last night and the bill was passed,
the commissioners being T. B Wo-
mack, N. Y. Gulley and W. B. Rod-
for concurrence: :i" ': w ' r'
A joint resolution that the Senate
and House proceed to the election of
trustees of the University at noon to
morrow was passed.
A bill reeardinc fire waste, nrovid-
ingagreat number of regulations as
to the care of buildings insured, elic
ited a lengthy discussion and was
tabled. -
The Senate passed the following no
table bills that had previously passed
tne House: To incorporate tbe tram-
tuck Railroad Co. ; to amend.- the
charter of the Stone Mountain Rail
road Co. ; to enable the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Co. to extend its
lines in North Carolina; to Incorporate
Trinity College.
Tne ro lowing bills were passed and
sent to the House: To incorporate the
Virginia and Carolina Railroad Co:
to allow Guilford Battleground Co.
to dedicate ground, to the United
States government, upon which
to.erect monuments; to allow coro
ners, who are physicians, to hold
post mortem examinations; to amend
the charter of the Asheville and Crook
Mountain Railroad Co. ; to amend the
charter of Southport; to convert the
$300,000 fund from swamplands in
the hands of the State Board of Edu
cation into a permanent fund for aid
ing in erecting and Improving school
bouses by loaning the money to coun
ties and districts; to regulate the ap
pointment of directors of State institu
tions so more than one director may
be chosen from one county and that
superintendents be in no way connect
ed with the board.
Baldwin's bill to prevent high hats
in theatres was tabled.
Among the bills introduced was one
by McNeill to make it a misdemeanor
for physicians to prescribe whiskey on
Sunday, except in good faith; by
Wnite, to regulate fire insurance and
increase public revenue (passed im
mediately) ; by Mann, to fix the place
of meeting of Board of Dental Ex
aminers; by Brown, to Incorporate the
Southport and Northeastern Railroad
Co; by Pollock, of Lenoir, to estab
lish improved roads from Kinston to
Jscksonville, Onslow county.
Tne bill for a general school law
waa made the special order for Mon
day at noon.
Among the bills introduced in the
House were:
Phillips, to protect citizens of Bruns
wick.
King, to give-justices of the peace
power to sentence convicts to public
roads.
Daugbton. to amend the law relat
ing to primary elections.
White, of Jones, to prohibit public
drunkenness.
The bill for a new oyster law passed
its readings. It provides $900 salary
for oyster commissioner and $700 for
his assistant and prescribes regulations
which are expected to atop the carry
ing of small oysters to other 'coasts
for replanting, a practice which haa
greatly hampered the industry in this
Bute.
Graham's resolution for an investi
gation of the cost of enlarging the
capitol in accordance with original
plans, was passed with a clause
making the $400 appropriation for an
architect eliminated.
"HELLO BILL" THIS AFTERNOON.
Funny Fsrce Comedy Comes for Mstlnee
and NJf.nt "Uncle Hez."
This afternoon at special .matinee
and tonight the Academy will offer
that exceeding clever comedy, "Hello
Bill," which has been awarded much
praise by the press and public. The
admission at the afternoon perform
ance will be 25 and 50 cents. This
modern and refined comedy has tour
ed the entire Eastern country, and has
been everywhere pronounced as one,
if not the very funniest farcical com
edy concoction, the American' stage
has yet seen. For its present tour
a company or more tnan Oram ary
strength has been secured. Seats for
the night performance are now on
aale at Plummer's.
A Trick Comedy The presenta
tion of "Uncle Hez"at the Academy
Monday night will no doubt be attend
ed by a large audience, as the play is
a very clever one: ana tnen,.too, tne
price of reserved seats, which are now
obtainable at Plummer's, has been re
duced to 75 cents.
Monday, about noon, the compa
ny's superb brass band will give a pa
rade and concert. The parade should
be looked for, as something new and
novel is promised. Besides the band
the company carries a large and ex
cellent orchestra. -
GEN. JNO. B. GORDON'S CONDITION
Member o! His Staff in Wilmlnrtos Re-
' celved Asiorlsg Telegram Yesterday.
CoL W. J. Woodward, of General
Jno. B. Gordon's staff, yesterday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock received the fol
lowing telegram from General A. J.:
Weat, of Atlanta: -
'General Gordon much better; not
serious. Will be up to-morrow." : -
The news of General Gordon's sud
den Illness was printed In the Associa
ted Press telegrams of the Stab yes
terday and. was the cause of much un
easiness among Gen. Gordon's friends
here, until the receipt of the telegram
by Col. Woodward; in ths afternoon.
We claim that the GOAL we are soUlng ia
as good as any Domestic soft COAL sold on
this market: Try it and you will find it so.
Our Price Is $5.00 Per Ton
" "
When you pay more, you are out the differ
ence for looks.
Qive us your orders
Phonea Bell 94. Inter-State 146.
Special
Our new interest quarter will begin Monday, ' March
2nd. Deposits made on or before that date will re
ceive three months' interest at our June 1st quarter.
Tbe Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.,
- . 108 Princess Street.
. NORWOOD, PreaMamn . Hi WALTERS, PreaMUBt.
febastf
C. I, TATIOB, Jim CsaiUr.
THE FRANCIS WILLARD MEMORIAL.
Very Creditable Exercises la Lecture Room
of Pirst Bsptlst Church Last Nlfht.
The Francis Willard Memoral in
the lecture room of the. First Baptist
church last night waa well attended,
considering the threatening weather.
The hall was appropriately decorated
for the occasion and a programme of
music, recitation and prayer was ob
served. : :
' Tbe exercises opened with scripture
reading by Mrs. Margaret Walker.
Mrs. W. P. Oldham, president of the
W. C. T. U. of Wilmington, then
paid a beautiful tribute to the life and
work of Miss Willard and the great
cause which she espoused.. The sing
ing of a hymn and prayer by Bey. O.
B. Paul, pastor of Southside Baptist
chureb, preceded a very interesting
sketch of Miss Willard's life by Mrs.
Thompson.
Two dramatic readings on temper
ance by Dr. Calvin 8. Black well were
much enjoyed and he was followed by
Mr. B. M. Wescott in a jhort talk
againat the liquor traffic.
Mrs.- Joseph Loughlin touchingly
rendered a solo, "Throw Out the Life
Line," with accompaniment by Miss
Fannie Oorbett.
After benediction by Bev. J. W.
Potter, pastor of Market Street M. E.
church, those present enjoyed a social
session which waa delightful for its
informality and unison. Messrs. Jno.
G. Marshall and B. E. Blake, by invi
tation, were present and assisted the
ladies in making a success of the
affair. Miss Sibyl Hancock and Miss
Emmie Winstead are due great credit
for the elaborate decorations.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION TO-DAY.
Meeting In Cspe Fear Academy Bnildlag
This Moralst st 10 O'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
New Hanover Teachers' Association
will be held this morning at 10 o'clock
in the Cape Fear Academy building on
Third street The programme is one
of the most interesting of those yet ar
ranged and the exercises will likely be
attended by a large number of teach
ers. All friends of education will be
welcomed at tbe meeting and teachers
in the city schools are. especially in
vited. ...
The three leading features of the
programme will be "Personal Expert-
ences at the Bombardment of Fort
Fisher, by . Bev. J. A. Bmith; "The
Bible in -the School," by Bev. Dr.
Calvin a Blackwell, and "The Best
Method of Teaching Literature," by
Miss Pattie. D. Thorne. There will, of
course, be the usual informal discus
sion of various educational matters.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. ,
' Mr. J. W. S. Robinson, of
Delta, Sampson county, is in the city
on one of his usual business visits.
Messrs. W. 0. Justice , and
Frank A. Johnson, representing the
"Sweet Clover" Company, which will
appear at the Academy next Friday,
arrived yesterday and are making ar
rangementa for the coming of their
big attraction. - . . ;
Mr. Jaines Dodd, representing
the Wilmington Tobacco Warehouse
Oa, left yesterday for Orangeburg,
8. C A large amount' of tobacco la
shipped from that section to Wilson
and other points but Mr. Dodd hopes
to bring much of it to Wilmington this
season,- ; ,: 1 .: -
Aati-Salooa Lesxae.
The; meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League appointed to be held In the Y.
M. C. A. last night was postponed un
til a : future date, due notice of which
will be given. " V- a - f
For Aouuna xiso OHZ2-
HEYD J HUPEOTOH-
rorssasbyj, disneparo, -;"
and save money, :
i
Worth & Co.
feb 11 tf
AGRICULTURAL .
Implements,
HARDWARE,
TINWARE.
These cover a multitude of ar
ticles; bnt no idea of the extent and
variety of onr stock can ba ionned
without a personal examination, t
Notwithstanding the . : steady
growth of onr business, we keep,
right up with the procession and
fill all orders promptly and care
fully. .
J. I? .Hon & Co..
Orton Building.
febSStf
Ice Cream,
Sweet and pnre for Sunday,
SI.OO Per Gallon;
Always on hand new and -
SHEET CREAM 50c QUART.
John W. Plummer, Jr.
Bell 'Phone 680.
feb 28 tf
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.
Matlnea at 3 P. BI. ,
Erening at 8.30 I. M.
The Pace Maker of Modern Comedy,
HELLO BILL."
The original New York Company Intact.
"Hello Bill" is the best American comedy In
ten years." Philadelphia Inquirer.
Seats on sale at Plummer's Friday mornlns.
tebssst wethsat
Rocking Chairs.
Cane Bottoms 4 ......... .
Split Bottoms.
75 cts.
65 cts.
(While they last.)
is a good sample of - the
This
prices on all bur other furniture.
GASTON D. PHARES & CO.,
The Furniture Man . .
110-113 Market St.
ten 19 tf
Inter-State 7ft,
Sick Room Comfort,
Hot Water Bottles, Atomizers and all the
various appliances which add so much to
the comfort ol the sufferer and aid la his
core. We make a specialty of snob goods
and carry a oomplete line for yon to select
from. You can telephone and we wOl send
right out whatever yon need. Borne of the
Hot Water Bottles we sell are guaranteed
for two yean. . - , - .
Palace Pharmacy
126 South Front Street. ' -
tebastf . - -
Fresh CoodSi
' Just arrtred per steamer to-dayr
Maple Sugar and Oream (in cans). Tour
nades, Kitchen Bouquet, a delightful Savormg
for soups, Sranea, to. r .
wramo Trainee
Waffles. Pickled. E
(extra
Codfish
Salmon,'
Smoked Baliltmt. fat brolM
The anove witn a run one et unporMQ .
Cheese. Just arrived this day.
- For sale by .
WTXIHTTQTON GROCnUY CO-.
' . . No. is Bostb Front street. v:
BellThoBeli, ; . Inter-Btate 'Phone 68.
. Secure a House ! , , '
HAVE FOB' SALS
Dwells Eii Yacait lots
In any part of tse city aestreO. cash or tan
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